The villa, which came to light because it was illegally excavated, was found in an area frequented two millennia ago by the ...

Archaeologists found a Roman villa near Rome with ancient mosaics, painted walls, and rare marble statue linked to ...

A new 'Almost History' podcast from "All About History" discusses an alternative reality ...

Around 186 BCE, a former slave turned courtesan named Hispala Faecenia fell in love with a young upper-middle class Roman man named Publius Aebutius. Then she learned his mother and stepfather planned ...

A report of illegal digging on the rural edge of Rome has led archaeologists to one of the most striking recent discoveries in the city’s western countryside: a Roman imperial-period villa with mosaic ...

In the latest news that will all but convince you the end is nigh, there’s a TikTok influencer out there trying to convince the interwebs that the ancient Roman civilization never existed, and is ...

Excavations in the ancient Roman city Gabii have uncovered a water basin that could predate much of Roman monumental architecture. Experts believe the water basin could sit alongside another ...

Rome is a city of contradictions. It’s a place where an ancient aqueduct slices through a traffic circle, where you can sip a craft cocktail on the terrace of a fascist-era rationalist building ...

In a city filled to the brim with iconic buildings of both the ancient and not-so-ancient variety, the Colosseum of Rome stands apart from the rest. The ancient stadium, an arched, elliptical arena, ...

Ancient Rome is often seen as synonymous with culinary excess. Images of exotic – even orgiastic – feasts perpetuate its reputation for strangeness and decadence. It may come as no surprise, therefore ...

From a modern, scientific perspective, the wine Romans drank is often seen as an inconsistent, poorly made, and thoroughly unpleasant beverage. It is alleged that Roman winemakers had to mask their ...